Mastering Proxmox - Third Edition

Scenario 7 – virtual infrastructure for the hotel industry

Key requirements are as follows:

• Centralized IT infrastructure management.
• Dedicated secured Wi-Fi access for guests.
• Secured private Wi-Fi access in the restaurant and bar for menu tablets only. The Wi-Fi needs to talk to the restaurant and bar server.
• All staff must have remote desktops for day-to-day work.
• A video surveillance system should be integrated with the virtual environment.

This is a scenario for a typical hotel establishment with an in-house restaurant. This example uses a central virtualized database server to store all information. Although it is an unconventional way to connect all departments with a single database (including a surveillance system), it is possible ...